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Pholadomyida

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pholadomyoida Newell p. 16
1980Pholadomyoida Vokes p. 201
1984Pholadomyoida Squires p. 54
1987Pholadomyoida Squires p. 71
1987Pholadomyoida Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
2000Pholadomyoida Coan et al. p. 466
2001Pholadomyoida Todd
2002Pholadomyoida Sepkoski
2004Pholadomyoida Aberhan p. 119
2004Pholadomyoida Stilwell et al. p. 24
2006Pholadomyoida Rosenberg et al.
2009Pholadomyoida Nevesskaja
2010Pholadomyida Bouchet et al.
2011Pholadomyida Carter et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
orderPholadomyida()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Pholadomyida Newell 1965
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G. †Arcticlam Marincovich, Jr. 1993
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†Arcticlam nanseni Marincovich, Jr. 1993
G. †Argyromya
G. †Dyasma
Superfm. †Edmondioidea King 1850
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Fm. †Edmondiidae King 1850
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G. †Allorisma King 1844
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†Allorisma albequus Beede 1907
†Allorisma altirostrata Meek and Hayden 1858
†Allorisma carniolicum Bittner 1901
†Allorisma costatum Meek and Worthen 1869
†Allorisma depressa Ogilvie Gordon 1927
†Allorisma dubium Waagen 1881
†Allorisma inflectoventris Harrington 1955
†Allorisma padangensis Roemer 1880
†Allorisma stachei Airaghi 1907
†Allorisma tornquisti Airaghi 1907
†Allorisma waageni Reed 1944
G. †Edmondia de Koninck 1841
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†Edmondia acutangula Roemer 1870
†Edmondia anodontoides Meek 1875
†Edmondia athenae Whidborne 1896
†Edmondia bellula Girty 1908
†Edmondia circularis Walcott 1884
†Edmondia crassa Girty 1911
†Edmondia dubia Johnston 1887
†Edmondia elongata Howse 1848
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Invalid names: Edmondia murchisoniana King 1848 [synonym]
†Edmondia equilateralis Girty 1910
†Edmondia filigrana de Koninck 1878
†Edmondia gibbosa Swallow 1858
†Edmondia glabra Meek 1872
†Edmondia grandis Stuckenberg 1905
†Edmondia guembeli Gemmellaro 1896
†Edmondia hamlingii Whidborne 1896
†Edmondia hautmanni Prinoth and Posenato 2023
†Edmondia hudsoni Dickins 1999
†Edmondia isocosmica Gemmellaro 1896
†Edmondia medon Walcott 1884
†Edmondia meekiana Herrick 1887
†Edmondia multilamellosa Gemmellaro 1896
†Edmondia nebrascensis Geinitz 1866
†Edmondia netschajewi Muromtseva 1981
†Edmondia nodulifera Hoare et al. 1978
†Edmondia omolonica Muromtseva 1984
†Edmondia ovata Meek and Worthen 1873
†Edmondia phosphatica Girty 1910
†Edmondia pinonensis Meek 1877
†Edmondia pitkinensis Snider 1915
†Edmondia prichardi Dickins 1963
†Edmondia radiata Hall 1858
†Edmondia rotunda Beede 1907
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Invalid names: Edmondia cumminsi Beede 1907 [synonym]
†Edmondia rudis McCoy 1878
†Edmondia suborbiculata Girty 1911
†Edmondia suborbiculata Swallow 1858
†Edmondia sulcata Fleming 1828
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Invalid names: Sanguinolaria sulcata Phillips 1836 [synonym]
†Edmondia tiesseni Frech 1911
†Edmondia unioniformis Phillips 1836
†Edmondia vetusta Whiteaves 1897
†Edmondia yachihoensis Grabau 1934
Invalid names: Broeckia de Koninck 1885 [synonym]
G. †Globicarina Waterhouse 1965
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†Globicarina grossula Waterhouse 1965
G. †Notomya M'Coy 1847
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†Notomya gigantissima Waterhouse 1969
G. †Scaldia de Ryckholt 1847
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†Scaldia cassiana Bittner 1895
†Scaldia longa Whidborne 1896
Invalid names: Allorismatidae Beurlen 1954 [synonym]
Fm. †Megadesmidae Vokes 1967
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G. †Astartila Dana 1847
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†Astartila blatchfordi Hosking 1931
†Astartila condoni Dickins 1957
†Astartila elusa Reed 1932
†Astartila fletcheri Dickins 1956
†Astartila intrepida Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Astartila corpulenta Dana 1849 [synonym], Astartila cyclas Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila cyprina Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila cytherea Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila polita Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila robertsii Johnston 1887 [synonym], Astartila transversa Dana 1847 [synonym], Pachydomus danai de Koninck 1877 [synonym], Pachydomus ovalis M'Coy 1847 [synonym], Pachydomus pusillus M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
†Astartila obscura Dickins 1957
†Astartila runnegari Waterhouse 1988
†Astartila salaria Reed 1936
†Astartila sedgwicki Waterhouse 1987
†Astartila tumida Dickins 1963
G. †Carnauba Anelli et al. 2009
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†Carnauba oiticica Anelli et al. 2009
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†Crassiconcha groenlandica Frebold 1932
G. †Ferrazia Reed 1932
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†Ferrazia cardinalis Cowper Reed 1932
G. †Huabiella David et al. 2011
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†Huabiella compressa David et al. 2011
G. †Jacquesia Mendes 1944
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†Jacquesia brasiliensis Cowper Reed 1929
Subfm. †Megadesminae Vokes 1967
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G. †Australomya Runnegar 1969
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†Australomya hillae Runnegar 1969
†Australomya longa Astafieva-Urbaitis 1976
†Australomya sulcata Runnegar 1967
G. †Megadesmus Sowerby 1838
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Subg. †Megadesmus (Megadesmus) Sowerby 1838
†Megadesmus borealis Muromtseva 1984
†Megadesmus deflatus Waterhouse 1983
†Megadesmus dembskajae Guskov 1984
†Megadesmus globlosus Sowerby 1838
†Megadesmus globosus Sowerby 1838
†Megadesmus gryphoides de Koninck 1876
†Megadesmus nobilissimus de Koninck 1876
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Invalid names: Edmondia intermedia de Koninck 1876 [synonym]
†Megadesmus ovalis Sowerby 1847
†Megadesmus pristinus Runnegar 1972
†Megadesmus robusta Laseron 1910
†Megadesmus trigonalis Johnston 1887
Invalid names: Cleobis Dana 1847 [synonym]
Subfm. †Plesiocyprellinae Simóes et al. 1997
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G. †Beurlenella Anelli et al. 2010
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†Beurlenella elongatella Anelli et al. 2010
G. †Guiratingia Petri and Fulfaro 1966
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†Guiratingia mendesi Petri and Fulfaro 1966
Subfm. †Plesiocyprinellinae Simóes et al. 1997
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G. †Casterella Mendes 1952
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†Casterella gratiosa Mendes 1952
†Casterella wardakensis Termier et al. 1974
G. †Itatamba Simóes et al. 1997
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†Itatamba paraima Simóes et al. 1997
G. †Othonella Mendes 1963
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†Othonella araguaiana Mendes 1963
G. †Plesiocyprinella Holdhaus 1918
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†Plesiocyprinella carinata Holdhaus 1918
G. †Roxoa Mendes 1952
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†Roxoa corumbataiensis Mendes 1952
†Roxoa intrigans Mendes 1944
G. †Runnegariella Simoes et al. 1995
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†Runnegariella fragilis Simoes et al. 1995
G. †Tambaquyra Simões et al. 2000
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†Tambaquyra camargoi Beurlen 1954
G. †Pleurikodonta Runnegar 1965
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†Pleurikodonta elegans Runnegar 1965
†Pleurikodonta gemma Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Venus gregaria M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
G. †Pyramus Dana 1847
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†Pyramus concentricus Etheridge 1872
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Invalid names: Edmondia obovata Etheridge 1872 [synonym]
†Pyramus igori Biakov 2005
†Pyramus laevis Sowerby 1838
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Invalid names: Megadesmus antiquatus Sowerby 1838 [synonym], Megadesmus cuneatus Sowerby 1838 [synonym], Pyramus ellipticus Dana 1847 [synonym]
†Pyramus myiformis Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Maeonia axinia Dana 1849 [synonym], Notomya clavata M'Coy 1847 [synonym], Notomya ovalis M'Coy 1847 [synonym], Notomya securiformis M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
†Pyramus myriformis Danna 1847
†Pyramus nelliae Biakov 2005
†Pyramus permianus Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960
†Pyramus planus Nakazawa and Newell 1968
†Pyramus primigenius Gonzalez 1972
†Pyramus silicius Waterhouse 1978
†Pyramus simmetricus Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960
Invalid names: Pyramus aenigmaeformis Biakov 2012 [nomen nudum]
G. †Romaniamya Friesenbichler et al. 2019
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†Romaniamya mahmudiaensis Friesenbichler et al. 2019
G. †Unklesbayella Hoare et al. 1978
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Invalid names: Astartilinae Waterhouse 1969 [empty]
Fm. †Pachydomidae Fischer 1887
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G. †Anhembia Mezzalira et al. 1990
G. †Maackia Mendes 1954
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†Maackia contorta Mendes 1954
Subfm. †Pachydominae Fischer 1887
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Tr. †Holdhausiellini Beurlen 1954
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G. †Holdhausiella Mendes 1952
Tr. †Plesiocyprinellini Simoes 1997
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G. †Cowperesia Mendes 1952
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Invalid names: Leptoterraia Beurlen 1954 [synonym]
G. †Relogiincola Guerrini et al. 2020
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†Relogiincola delicata Guerrini et al. 2020
Invalid names: Astartilini Waterhouse 1969 [empty], Pachydomini Fischer 1887 [empty]
G. †Pachydomus Morris 1845
Invalid names: Ferraziidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym]
G. †Farrazia
G. †Gissaromya Tschepikova 1971
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†Gissaromya abramovi Repin 2008
G. †Indomya
G. †Obrimia
Superfm. Pholadomyoidea King 1844
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G. †Aksumya Kiel 2018
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†Aksumya krystyni Kiel 2018
G. †Barcoona
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†Barcoona gradilis Kendrick and Vartak 2007
Fm. †Chaenomyidae Waterhouse 1966
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Subfm. †Chaenomyinae Waterhouse 1966
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G. †Chaenomya Meek 1864
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†Chaenomya caatingaensis Anelli et al. 2009
†Chaenomya leavenworthensis Meek and Hayden 1858
†Chaenomya nuraensis Dickins 1963
Invalid names: Chaenomya guizhouensis Xu 1980 [nomen nudum]
G. †Oblicarina Waterhouse 1967
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†Oblicarina carinata Etheridge 1892
†Oblicarina translata Reed 1932
G. †Oestomya Moesch 1874
Fm. †Margaritariidae Vokes 1964
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†Margaritaria abrupta Conrad 1832
Fm. Pholadomyidae King 1844
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G. Agrawalimya Singh et al. 1982
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†Agrawalimya pseudosulcata Singh et al. 1982
G. †Anomalopleuroidea Cox 1964
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†Anomalopleuroidea elisae Leonardi 1943
Invalid names: Anomalopleura Leonardi 1943 [replaced]
G. †Arcomya Agassiz 1838
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†Arcomya deserti Douvillé 1916
†Arcomya undulata Gabb 1869
G. †Cortinia Leonardi 1943
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†Cortinia catharinae Leonardi 1943
G. †Deltamya Burmester 2004
G. †Dianomya Guo 1985
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†Dianomya lirulata Guo 1985
G. †Goniomya Agassiz 1842
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Subg. †Goniomya (Goniomya) Agassiz 1842
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†Goniomya angulifera Sowerby 1819
†Goniomya aperta Gabb 1870
†Goniomya disangula Astre 1934
†Goniomya hemicostata Morris and Lycett 1855
†Goniomya lacunosa Stefanini 1939
†Goniomya literata Sowerby 1819
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Invalid names: Goniomya arctica Sokolov and Bodylevsky 1931 [synonym]
†Goniomya matonabbei McLearn 1933
†Goniomya renevieri Jeannet 1913
†Goniomya singaporensis Newton 1906
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Invalid names: Allorisma insolitum Thomas 1928 [synonym], Goniomya scrivenori Newton 1906 [synonym]
†Goniomya verbana Parona 1890
†Goniomya vespera Anderson 1938
G. †Homomya Agassiz 1843
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†Homomya albertii Volz 1837
†Homomya alsatica Agassiz 1842
†Homomya bisinuosa White 1887
†Homomya caffii Desio 1929
†Homomya gallatinensis Stanton 1899
†Homomya gejiuensis Guo 1985
†Homomya gibbosa Sowerby 1814
†Homomya impressa Alberti 1864
†Homomya inornata Sowerby 1837
†Homomya kokeni Philippi 1898
†Homomya lariana Stoppani 1857
†Homomya neuquena Leanza 1942
†Homomya refugium White 1887
†Homomya signicollina Marwick 1953
†Homomya sublariana Krumbeck 1913
†Homomya ventricosa Agassiz 1843
G. †Homoya Agassiz 1843
G. †Machomya
G. †Molukkana Krumbeck 1923
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†Molukkana seranensis Krumbeck 1923
G. †Osteomya Moesch 1874
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†Osteomya dilata Phillips 1829
G. †Pachymya Sowerby 1826
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Subg. †Pachymya (Pachymya) Sowerby 1826
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†Pachymya gigas Sowerby 1826
G. Parilimya Melvill and Standen 1899
G. Pholadomya Sowerby 1823
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Subg. †Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) Rollier 1912
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†Bucardiomya mounti Zinsmeister 1978
Invalid names: Bureiamya Voronetz 1938 [synonym]
Subg. Pholadomya (Pholadomya) Sowerby 1823
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†Pholadomya (Pholadomya) corrugata Koch and Dunker 1837
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Invalid names: Pholadomya andina Moricke 1894 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Lutraria lirata Sowerby 1819 [replaced], Pholadomya abbreviata Hupe 1854 [synonym], Pholadomya acostae Bayle and Coquand 1851 [synonym], Pholadomya attenuata Hupe 1854 [synonym]
†Pholadomya (Pholadomya) idea d'Orbigny 1850
Subg. †Pholadomya (Triplicosta) Cooper 1896
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†Pholadomya acuminata Hartmann 1830
†Pholadomya adversa Riedel 1932
†Pholadomya albertensis Warren 1933
†Pholadomya altumbonata Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya aubryi Douville 1886
†Pholadomya borealis Warren 1947
Pholadomya candida Sowerby 1823
†Pholadomya cardissoides Agassiz 1842
†Pholadomya carinata Goldfuss 1838
†Pholadomya claibornensis Aldrich 1886
†Pholadomya clementina Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya collombi Coquand 1866
†Pholadomya connectans Forbes 1846
†Pholadomya corbuloides Deshayes 1864
†Pholadomya cuneiformis Futterer 1897
†Pholadomya cupressensis Russell and Landes 1937
†Pholadomya decussata Mantell 1822
†Pholadomya diegoensis Anderson 1958
†Pholadomya distorta Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya elongata Münster 1840
†Pholadomya esmarcki Nilsson 1827
†Pholadomya esmarki Nilsson 1827
†Pholadomya falconensis Hodson and Hodson 1927
†Pholadomya gigantea Sowerby 1836
†Pholadomya granulifera Blanford 1870
†Pholadomya gronlandica Lundgren 1895
†Pholadomya harrigani Hall and Ambrose 1916
†Pholadomya hians Riedel 1933
†Pholadomya hulenana Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya inaequiplicata Stanton 1899
†Pholadomya incurvata Riedel 1933
†Pholadomya kernensis Wiedey 1928
†Pholadomya laeviuscula Agassiz 1842
†Pholadomya lagenalis Schafhaeutl 1852
†Pholadomya lirata Sowerby 1818
†Pholadomya lorica Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya margaritata Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya marylandica Conrad 1842
†Pholadomya mclearni Russell and Landes 1937
†Pholadomya miocenica Ponzi 1876
†Pholadomya mori Stoppani 1865
†Pholadomya munita Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya murrayensis Hanna 1927
†Pholadomya nasuta Gabb 1864
†Pholadomya nevadana Gabb 1870
†Pholadomya nitanae McLearn 1929
†Pholadomya nonaimensis Reagan 1924
†Pholadomya orbiculata Gabb 1864
†Pholadomya orientalis Douvillé 1916
†Pholadomya ovalis Sowerby 1819
†Pholadomya paucicosta Roemer 1836
†Pholadomya pedernalis Roemer 1852
†Pholadomya percarinata Gillieron 1886
†Pholadomya phaseolus Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya puschi Goldfuss 1840
†Pholadomya quenstedti Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya ragazzii Pantanelli 1888
†Pholadomya rigacci Ponzi 1876
†Pholadomya russelli Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya sanctaecrucis Pictet and Campiche 1865
†Pholadomya sonorensis Gabb 1869
†Pholadomya stefaninii Jaboli 1959
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Invalid names: Pholadomya brewerii Gabb 1864 [synonym], Pholadomya royana Whiteaves 1879 [synonym]
†Pholadomya sublirata Blanford 1870
†Pholadomya subventricosa Meek and Hayden 1858
†Pholadomya valangiensis Pictet and Campiche 1864
†Pholadomya vasellii Monari 1994
†Pholadomya vaticana Ponzi 1876
†Pholadomya vignesi Lartet 1877
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Invalid names: Pholadomya fontannesi Choffat 1886 [synonym]
†Pholadomya walli Maury 1925
Subfm. Pholadomyinae King 1844
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G. †Cosmomya Holdhaus 1913
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Subg. †Cosmomya (Cosmomya) Holdhaus 1913
Subg. †Cosmomya (Palaeocosmomya) Fletcher 1946
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†Exochorhynchus altirostratus Meek and Hayden 1858
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Invalid names: Allorisma amotapense Thomas 1928 [synonym], Allorisma baldryi Thomas 1928 [synonym], Allorisma parinasense Thomas 1928 [synonym]
†Exochorhynchus buriti Anelli et al. 2009
†Exochorhynchus curtus Astaf'yeva-Urbaytis 1981
†Exochorhynchus giganteus Astaf'yeva-Urbaytis 1981
†Exochorhynchus itararensis Neves et al. 2014
†Exochorhynchus mongolensis Astaf'yeva-Urbaytis 1981
†Exochorhynchus rectus Astaf'yeva-Urbaytis 1981
†Exochorhynchus similis Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960
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Invalid names: Allorisma ordis Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960 [synonym], Allorisma umbonata Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960 [synonym]
G. †Rhytimya Ulrich 1893
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†Rhytimya colemani Stewart 1920
†Rhytimya compressa Ulrich 1893
†Rhytimya emma Billings 1862
†Rhytimya granulosa Wilson 1915
†Rhytimya kagawongensis Foerste 1914
†Rhytimya oehana Ulrich 1893
†Rhytimya radiata Ulrich 1893
G. †Tetorimya
G. †Triplicosta Cooper 1896
Invalid names: Arcomyidae Fischer 1887 [synonym]
G. †Sphenolium Miller 1889
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†Sphenolium cuneiforme Miller 1889
Fm. †Ucumariidae Sanchez and Vaccari 2003
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G. †Ucumaris Sanchez and Vaccari 2003
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†Ucumaris conradoi Sanchez and Vaccari 2003
G. †Ucumaropsis Sánchez 2005
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†Ucumaropsis lermaensis Sánchez 2005
Invalid names: Arenigomyidae Carter 2011 [empty], Pholadomyacea Gray 1847 [replaced]
Invalid names: Ceratomyoidea Arkell 1934 [empty], Clavagellina Newell 1965 [empty], Myochamoidea Bronn 1862 [empty], Pholadomyina Newell 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Arenig to the top of the Piacenzian or 478.60000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.7 Ma

Collections (2515 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Ucumaris conradoi (66258)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina (Jujuy) Ucumaropsis lermaensis (57212)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina (Salta) Ucumaropsis lermaensis (57211)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) Rhytimya compressa (77222)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (New York) Rhytimya sp. (340)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Rhytimya sp. undet., Sphenolium sp. undet. (175724)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Sphenolium sp. (23614 23615 23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Sphenolium sp. (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois) Sphenolium sp. (23548)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa) Rhytimya sp., Sphenolium sp. (23552)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rhytimya sp., Sphenolium sp. (23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Rhytimya sp., Sphenolium sp. (23579 23584)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (ShanXi) Edmondia sp. (7918)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Edmondia sp. (156584)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Rhytimya sp., Rhytimya radiata (34895)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Rhytimya radiata (173055) Rhytimya sp. (385)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Rhytimya sp., Sphenolium sp. (23588)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rhytimya sp., Sphenolium sp. (23678)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rhytimya compressa (26295)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Rhytimya sp. (5396)